How To Marry A Divorced Man – Getting To “Happily Ever After”
by Karen Tortora-Lee on December 2, 2011
I was one of the lucky ones: a woman who actually got married at an age when I was more likely to be struck by lightening (twice!) than take that trip down the aisle … or so the annoying statistic goes. As I watched my 30s rapidly skedaddling in my rear-view mirror I looked around at the landscape of men and – like main character Layla of The Show Goes On Productions How To Marry A Divorced Man – saw a lot of prospects before me who were either gay, already married, or came with a whole lot of baggage. So, what’s a great single gal to do?
And what if you do find that perfect guy? Chances are if he’s in his 30s he’s probably been married, has kids and has been through the ringer — the kind of guy who should come with his own instruction manual. Which is why Leslie Fram’s book of the same name is such perfect fodder for a musical comedy. Using her book How To Marry A Divorced Man as a guide, the story practically writes itself. The show is currently in development and I attended a Rock Musical Reading which gave a delightful work-shopping of a production filled with catchy songs (by Bryan D. Leys and Clare Cooper), fun characters, identifiable situations and an all-around good time at the theatre.
